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Bullions'  Series  of  Grammars 5 

Normal  Mathematical  Series 9 

Brocklesby's  Astronomies 11 

Keetels'  French  Method 12 

Loomis's  Physiology 13 

Lambert's  Plates  of  Pictorial  Anatomy 13 

Peissner's  German  Grammar 14 

Nelson's  Penmanship 14 

Plookcr's  Physiologies 15 

Webb's  Series  of  Normal  Readers 10 

Comstock's  Series 17 

Melville's  Series 18 

Olney's   Geograph}- 19 

Schell's  Arithmetic 19 

Goldsmith's  Series 20 

Palmer's  Book-Keeping 21 

Dodd's  Mathematical  Series 22 

Benedict's  Algebras 23 

Thomson's  Laws  of  Thought 24 

Enos's  Arithmetic 24 

Gallaudet  and  Hooker's  Dictionary 25 

Wayland's  Intellectual  Philosophy 26 

Fitzgerald's  Exhibition  Speaker 26 

Peabody's  Universal  History   27 

Fitch's  Mapping  Plates 27 

Ilazen's  Speller  and  Definer 28 

Miles's  United  States  Speller 28 

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BULLIONS'    SERIES   OF   GRAMMARS,   ETC. 

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Greek  Reader.    Witli  Introduction  on  Greek  Idioms,  Improved  Lexicon, 
etc.     §1.75. 

Cooper's  Virgil.    With  valuable  English  notes.    $2.00. 

The  books  of  Dr.  Bullions'  series  have  been  several  years  before 
the  public,  and  have  met  with  the  approval  of  most  competent 
judges.  They  are  favorite  text-books  in  schools,  academics,  and 
colleges  throughout  the  United  States  and  Canada,  and  to  the  fol- 
lowing peculiar  excellences  of  these  books  teachers  are  respectfully 
invited. 

These  books  are  manufactured  in  a  neat  and  most  substantial 
manner,  which  renders  them  durable  and  economical. 

Each  Grammar  contains  an  abrid<,'ment  of  itself  within  itself,  con- 
sisting of  the  leading  and  general  principles  of  Grammar,  distin- 
guished by  being  printcil  with  the  largest  type  used  in  each  book. 

As  the  leading  principles  of  all  languages  are  substantially  the 
same,  the  arrangement  in  this  series  of  Grammars  is  the  same  in  all 
—  the  definitions  and  rules  are  expressed  as  far  as  possible  in  the 
same  words.  In  this  way  one  grammar  becomes  a  useful  introduc- 
tion to  another ;  and  when  the  English  is  thorougldy  studied,  the 
labor  of  mastering  the  others,  Latin  and  Greek,  is  more  than  lialf 
accomplished.  By  tliis  arrangement  Comparative  Grammar  becomes 
an  interesting  and  profitable  study. 

The  metliod  of  reference  in  tliese  books  from  one  to  another,  for 
the  sake  of  illustration  and  comparison,  and  also  from  one  part  of  the 
same  book  to  another,  by  means  of  running  numbers,  is  peculiarly 
useful  and  convenient. 

In  largo  schools,  economy  of  time  is  a  matter  of  great  importance, 
and  this  object  has  been  specially  kept  in  view  in  the  preparation  of 
these  books.  The  system  of  parsing  here  presented  is  at  once  clear, 
comprehensive,  and  concise,  in  the  Englisii  Grammars  especially  ; 
and  the  clear  analysis  of  sentences  in  connection  with  parsing  will 
be  found  a  most  pleasing  and  useful  exercise.  To  the  English 
Grammars  are  annexed  Appendices,  in  which  several  controverted 
points  are  critically  discussed,  and  to  these  the  attention  of  Teachers 
is  earnestly  invited. 

Bullions'  Analytical  and  Practical  Grammar  of  the 
English  Language.  The  continued  use  of  this  book,  after  trial 
in  many  of  our  best  schools,  in  preference  to  other  works  of  the 
same  kind,  is  the  best  test  of  its  merit,  and  of  its  adaptation  to  the 
purpose  for  whicli  it  was  intended.  The  attention  of  teachers  and 
others  interested  in  making  a  selection  of  the  best  text-books  for 
schools  and  academies  is  respectfully  requested,  especially  to  the 


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following  points,  which  are  deemed  essential  to  a  good  text-book 
on  English  Grammar  : 

1.  Its  conservative  character.  While  everything  really  an  improve- 
ment in  statement  or  method  has,  in  the  preparation  of  this  work, 
been  introduced,  ephemeral  novelties  and  crude  theories  have  been 
carefully  excluded. 

2.  In  the  arratigement  and  classification  this  work  differs  but  little 
from  Grammars  now  long  considered  among  the  best.  Still,  even 
here  it  is  believed  some  imi^rovement  has  been  made.  The  "Arti- 
cle," long  and  justly  regarded  as  a  distinct  part  of  speech,  but 
recently,  by  some,  merged  in  the  adjective,  with  which  it  has  but 
little  in  common,  here  retains  its  place,  but  is  treated  of  after  the 
noun,  of  which  it  is  an  adjunct,  and  its  true  nature  and  office  are 
more  accurately  stated.  The  verb,  especially,  has  been  freed  from 
much  of  that  obscurity  and  difficulty  in  which  unmeaning  and  un- 
necessary distinctions  had  involved  it.  Bullions'  distinction  is  ob- 
vious, easily  made,  easily  understood,  and  is  the  only  one  of  which 
any  use  is  made  in  the  construction  of  .the  langizage. 

3.  In  the  Definitions  and  Rules  to  be  committed  to  memory,  the 
greatest  brevity,  accuracy,  perspicuity,  and  euphony  have  been 
studied. 

4.  Its  comprehensiveness.  This  work  is  a  complete  treatise,  in  a 
compact  form,  on  the  whole  subject.  It  is  a  digest  of  everything  of 
any  value  in  the  largest  works  for  the  use  of  schools,  and  solves  or 
discusses  more  curious  and  perplexing  questions  than  any  work  of 
its  size. 

5.  Its  practical  and  intellectual  character.  It  has  a  sufficient  and 
"well-devised  course  of  exercises  for  practice  from  first  to  last,  to  icork 
the  principles  of  the  text,  in  their  practical  bearing,  into  the  mind  of 
the  learner.  Such  a  course  of  exercises,  with  skilful  drilling,  ex- 
cites attention,  awakens  thought,  throws  light  into  the  understand- 
ing, leads  the  pupil  to  feel  that  he  is  making  progress,  and  stimulates 
him  to  cheerful  and  successful  efforts  in  pursuing  his  studies. 

6.  Anulijsis.  The  subject  of  Analysis  is  clearly  presented  in  its 
appropriate  place,  and  thoroughly  applied. 

7.  Parsinrj,  both  Etymological  and  Si/ntactical.  The  method  of  pars- 
ing, an  exercise  indispensable  to  a  correct  knowledge  and  use  of 
the  English  language,  which  is  here  exemplified,  will  be  found  much 
more  simple,  comprehensive,  accurate,  and  economical  of  time,  than 
that  which  is  commonly  pursued.  See,  for  examples,  nouns  182, 
p.  o-"),  and  specimen  581. 

8.  Under  the  leading  Rules  of  Syntax,  which  are  few  in  number, 
and  serve  as  general  heads,  subordinate  rules  and  observations, 
where  needful,  are  arranged  so  as  to  make  each  topic  complete  in 
itself,  and  the  whole  is  sought  to  be  rendered  familiar  by  numerous 


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exercises  in  False  Syntax  under  each  rule,  ami  also  others  of  a  pro- 
miscuous cliaractcr  at  the  end. 

9.  The  critical  discussion  of  difficult  or  unsettled  points  in  the 
Appendices  at  the  end,  and  to  which  tliere  are  appropriate  references 
in  the  text,  will  be  found  usefid  in  directing  the  attention  of  some 
to  inquiries  of  this  kind,  and,  it  may  be,  in  assistinj^  others  in  com- 
ing to  a  just  conclusion  respecting  the  matters  of  which  they  treat. 
Finally  —  as  a  text-hook,  tliis  work  claims  to  be  not  inferior  to  the 
best  extant ;  it  lacks  nothing  useful  possesseil  by  any  of  them,  and 
contains  some  features  not  to  he  found  in  otliers.  It  is  less  incum- 
bered witii  irrelevant  matter,  requires  less  time  and  labor  on  the  part 
of  pupils  to  make  good  proficiency  in  this  branch  of  education,  and 
saves  much  time  and  labor  to  the  teacher  in  conducting  the  studies  of 
learners  pleasantly  to  a  successful  result. 

"  I  have  used  Bullions'  Analytical  and  Practical  (iranimar  of  the  English 
Language  for  several  years  past  with  increasing  satisfaction.  The  arrange- 
ment of  subjects  is  remarkably  well  adapted  to  the  purposes  of  the  school- 
room, any  topic  requiring  examination  being  in  its  proper  place,  and  easily 
referred  to  by  teacher  or  pupil.  Tiie  liribil  iif  reference  for  authority  upon 
any  question  that  may  arise  in  the  course  of  a  recitation,  I  esteem  as  most 
valuable,  and  any  arrangement  that  encourages  this  habit  is  no  small  rec- 
ommendation. 

"  I  have  almost  uniformly  found  principles  or  facts  given  in  this  work 
throwing  light  upon  the  various  questions  that  arise  in  the  course  of  instruc- 
tion given  in  this  school  — showing  not  only  that  the  subjects  are  well  ar- 
ranged, but  that  they  are  discussed  with  sufficient  fulness. 

"  The  delinitions  given  by  Dr.  Bullions  are  clear  and  concise,  the  Rules 
of  Syntax  accurate,  and  their  application  clearly  pointed  out  aud  happily 
illustrated  by  examples,  many  of  which  contain  maxims  worthy  to  be 
treasured  in  the  memory.  On  the  whole,  I  consider  this  Grammar  as  re- 
markably well  adapted  to  promote  the  object  at  which  it  aims  —  and  most 
cheerfully  recommend  it  to  any  who  desire  a  Practical  Grammar." —  Geo. 
Allen,  Jr.,  Master  of  Uancock  School. 

"  I  fully  concur  in  the  above  recommendations  of  Mr.  Allen."  —  Jas.  A. 
Page,  .\ faster  of  Dicight  School. 

"  In  reply  to  your  inquiries,  I  am  happy  to  assure  you  that  we  find  Dr. 
Bullions'  English  Grammar  an  admirable  te.xt-book.  AYe  have  used  it  for 
many  years  with  increasing  satisfaction.  We  deem  it  superior  to  any 
other  in  the  treatment  of  the  subject,  and  the  accuracy  and  fulness  of  the 
detail."  —  Mrs.  Sarah  L.  Willarcl,  Troy  Female  Seminary. 

"  Bullions'  Grammar,  after  a  careful  examination,  has  been  adopted  as  a 
text-book  in  our  school.  It  seems  to  be  a  most  thorough  and  practical 
treatise  on  English  Granunar,  and  by  its  arrangement  well  adapted  for  the 
instruction  of  large  classes.  Our  good  opinion  of  this  book,  we  confidently 
expect,  will  be  confirmed  by  the  impartial  trial  in  the  class-rooms  to  which 
we  intend  to  subject  it."  — John  G.  McNary,  Principal  of  New  York  Gram- 
mar School  A'o.  11. 


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Academies,  and  Colleges,  by  John  F.  Stoddard,  A.  M.,  and  Professor 
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The  Normal  Series  of  Mathematical  Text-Books  have  many  fea- 
tures which  justify  the  high  estimation  in  which  they  are  held  by 
Teachers.  The  authors  of  these  books  being  successful  Instructors, 
they  have  prejiared  text-books  just  suited  for  Schools  and  Acade- 
mies, where  it  is  desired  that  the  sciences  of  Arithmetic  and  Alge- 
bra shall  be  taught  understandingly,  so  that  pupils  may  with  facility 
apply  them  to  the  practical  purposes  of  life.  The  use  of  these  books 
induces  careful  attention  and  continuous  application  of  the  mind,  at 
the  same  time  relieving  study  of  its  usual  irksonieness  by  such  lucid 
explanations  and  a  proper  presentation  of  the  subjects  as  make  them 
apprehended  easily  by  scholars. 

Stoddard's  Intellectual  Arithmetic  has  done  very  much  to  advance 
education  in  the  schools  of  this  country.  By  it  the  minds  of  pupils 
can  be  so  trained  in  their  development  as  to  give  them  a  power  of 
thought  not  to  be  attained  probably  by  any  other  study  in  our 
scliools,  certainly  by  none  other  in  the  same  time,  and  of  so  much 
service  in  business  affiiirs.  The  study  of  Mental  Arithmetic  accord- 
ing to  the  books  of  this  author  cultivates  such  a  method  of  direct 
logical  reasoning,  as  well  as  a  clear,  concise,  and  intelligible  expres- 


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sion  of  the  mode  of  analysis,  that  teachers  should  not  fail  to  make  a 
trial  of  it. 

The  practical  and  higher  arithmetics  of  this  series,  wherever  used, 
produce  a  result  similar  to  the  Intellectual  Arithmetics.  They  pre- 
sent the  subject  in  such  a  manner  as  to  have  it  clearly  understood, 
explaining  whatever  may  appear  difficult  by  a  tliorough  analysis, 
that  the  pupil  may  understand  ivhy  by  a  rule  or  direction  he  is  re- 
quired to  do  as  there  stated.  The  language  is  plain,  concise,  and 
sufficient,  which  is  no  small  merit  in  school  books. 

So  much  has  been  said  by  Teachers  in  commendation  of  Stod- 
dard and  Henkle's  Algebras,  which  form  part  of  the  Normal  Series, 
that  it  is  supposed  the  merits  and  peculiarities  of  these  text-books 
are  generally  known.  The  Elementary  Algebra  explains  the  ele- 
ments of  this  science  in  a  very  simple  and  practical  manner,  and 
makes  the  subject  pleasing  and  useful  apparently  to  young  pupils. 
The  University  Algebra  is  a  thorough  treatise,  clear  and  agreeable 
in  its  language,  philosophical  and  distinct  in  its  plan,  and  in  exam- 
ples so  full  as  to  exceed  any  other  book  of  its  kind.  Examples  in 
the  Arithmetics  and  Algebras  of  this  series  are  varied  and  abundant; 
problems  are  also  numerous. 

Schuyler's  Higher  Arithmetic  is  a  complete  treatise  of  427  pages, 
exhausting  the  whole  subject,  and  prepared  for  higher  classes.  It 
is  scientific  and  complete,  yet  simple,  methodical,  and  exact.  The 
concise  manner  of  this  book  is  such,  that  more  is  contained  on 
its  pages  than  is  within  any  other  Arithmetic  published.  Every 
teacher  should  have  a  copy  of  this  work,  and  indeed  no  library 
should  be  without  it. 

These  books  are  well  made,  neat  in  appearance,  durable,  and  cheap 
in  price.  It  is  to  the  interest  of  schools  that  the  Normal  Mathemati- 
cal Series  be  carefully  examined. 

"  I  have  examined  Stoddard  and  Henkle's  University  Algebra.  It  is  a 
thorough  and  elaborate  work.  It  combines  clearness  and  simplit}'  in  its 
method  and  illustrations,  and  constitutes  a  valuable  addition  to  the  mathe- 
matical works  of  the  day."  —  Cyvus  Nutt,  A.  M,  Professor  of  Mathtmniics 
in  the  Indiana  Ashbury  Univei'sitij. 

"I  have  examined  'Stoddard's  American  Intellectual  Arithmetic,'  and 
clieerfully  recommend  it  to  teachers  and  parents  as  a  valuable  elementary 
work,  and  one  well  adapted  to  the  wants  of  pupils  in  the  first  stages  of 
arithmetic.  It  is  constructed  upon  sound  and  practical  principles,  and  will 
be  found  an  important  addition  to  the  text-books  now  in  use  in  our  Com- 
mon Schools."  — lion.  Samuel  S.  Randall,  Svpt.  of  New  York  City  Schools. 

"  Stoddard's  Arithmetical  Series  is  now  in  general  use  in  the  schools  of 
this  county.  They  have  stood  the  test  for  four  years  as  the  text-books  in 
Arithmetic  in  our  schools,  and  are  considered  by  our  teachers  superior  to 
any  others  now  before  the  public." —  Mr.  S.  A.  Torrill,  lute  Superintendent 
of  Public  Schools  <f  Wayne  County,  Pa.  ' 


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BROCKLESBY^S    ASTRONOMIES. 

Brocklesby's   Coiuinoii  School   Astronomy.     12rao.     17-3  pages. 

Price  GO  cents. 
Brocklesby's  Elements   of  Astronomy.    By  Johx  Brocklesby, 

Trinity  College,  Hartford,  Couii.     12mo.    Fully  illustrated.    321  pages. 

Price  $].25. 

In  this  admirable  treatise  the  author  has  aimed  to  preserve  the 
great  principles  and  facts  of  the  science  in  their  integrity,  and  so  to 
arrange,  explain,  and  illustrate  them  that  they  may  be  clear  and  in- 
telligible to  the  student. 

Several  peculiarities  are  contained  in  this  text-book,  vrliich  it  is 
thought  will  bo  of  material  service  to  the  pupil  in  obtaining  a  knowl- 
edge of  the  science.  The  most  important  of  these  we  shall  now 
briefly  notice  : 

I.  It  is  usual,  in  most  text-books  on  this  science,  to  explain  many 
astronomical  phenomena  by  the  apparent,  and  not  by  the  real  motions 
of  the  celestial  bodies.  In  this  treatise  the  opposite  course  is  taken, 
wherever  practicable  ;  the  explanations  being  based  upon  the  real 
motions  of  the  heavenly  bodies.  By  pursuing  tliis  method,  the  subse- 
quent acquisitions  of  the  scholar  are  built  upon  the  truth  itself,  and 
not  upon  what  appears  to  he  true. 

II.  The  mode  of  ascertaining  tlie  distances  and  magnitudes  of  the 
heavenlj"-  bodies  is  so  simplified  that  any  student,  who  understands 
the  rule  of  proportion,  can  readily  comprehend  it. 

"  We  take  great  pleasure  in  calling  the  attention  of  teachers  and  stu- 
dents to  this  truly  excellent  book.  It  contains  .321  pages,  and  is  printed 
from  fair  type  and  on  good  paper.  Both  the  plan  and  execution  of  the 
whole  are  equally  admirable.  It  is  not  a  milk-and-water  compilation, 
without  principles  and  without  demonstration.  It'contains  the  elements 
of  the  science  in  their  proper  integritv  and  proportions.  Its  author  is  a 
learned  man  and  a  practical  instructor,  as  the  author  of  every  school-book 
should  be.  The  st^'le  is  a  model  for  a  text-book,  combining  in  a  high  de- 
gree perspicuity,  precision,  and  vivacitj'.  In  a  word,  it  is  the  very  best 
elementary  work  on  Astronomy  with  which  we  are  acquainted."  —  Con- 
necticut Common  School,.Tournal. 

"This  is  a  compact  treatise  of  320  pages,  containing  the  elements  and 
most  of  the  important  facts  of  the  science  clearly  presented  and  systemati- 
cally arranged;  it  is  very  finely  illustrated.  It  is  worth}'  of  a  careful  ex- 
amination by  all  who  wish  to  secure  the  best  text-books." —  Ohio  Journal 
of  Education. 

"  A  beautiful  text-book  of  a  noble  science!  The  beauty  and  ingenuity'' 
of  the  numerous  illustrations  must  captivate  every  reader's  attention.  We 
commend  it  to  the  examination  of  those  who  are  seeking  a  text-book  tor 
their  classes."  —  Mlchiijan  Journal  of  Education. 


12  SCHOOL  AND   COLLEGE   TEXT-BOOKS 


KEETELS'    FRENCH    METHOD. 

A  New  Method  of  Learning  the  French  Language.  Bj'  Jean 
GusTAVE  Keetels,  Professov  of  French  and  German  in  the  Brooklyn 
Polytechnic  Institute.     12ino.     Price  §1.00. 

A  Key  to  the  NeAV  Method  in  French,  By  J.  G.  Keetels.  1  vol. 
12mo.     Price  40  cents. 

This  work  contains  a  clear  and  methodical  expose  of  the  principles 
of  the  language,  on  a  plan  entirely  new.  The  arrangement  is  admi- 
rable. The  lessons  are  of  a  suitable  length,  and  within  the  compre- 
hension of  all  classes  of  students.  The  exercises  are  various,  and 
well  adapted  to  the  purpose  for  which  they  are  intended,  of  reading, 
writing,  and  speaking  the  language.  The  Grammar  part  is  com- 
plete, and  accompanied  by  questions  and  exercises  on  every  subject. 
The  book  possesses  many  attractions  for  the  teacher  and  student, 
and  is  destined  to  become  a  popular  school-book.  It  has  already 
been  introduced  into  many  of  the  principal  schools  and  colleges  in 
the  country. 

The  following  testimonials  have  lately  been  received  :  — 

"  I  have  examined  '  Keetels'  New  Method  of  learning  the  French  Lan- 
guage,' and  find  it  admirably  adapted  for  conveying  a  thorough  knowledge 
of  the  French  language.  It  is  an  easy  and  sure  method  of  both  writing 
and  speaking  French  with  accuracy  and  elegance."  —  Danitl  Lynch,  S.  J., 
Director  of  Studies  in  Gonzaf/a  College,  Washington. 

"  The  '  New  Method  of  Learning  the  French  Language,'  by  Professor 
Keetels,  appears  to  be  exceedingly  well  adapted  as  an  introduction  into 
the  study  of  French.  It  is  empliatically  a  practical  book,  and  bears  the 
mark  that  it  has  resulted  from  the  author's  own  experience  in  teaching. 
I  shall  take  pleasure  in  soon  giving  it  the  test  of  a  trial  in  my  own  Insti- 
tute." —  Oswald  Seidensticker,  Principal  of  the  Commercial  and  Classical 
Institute,  Philadelphia. 

"  I  have  examined  several  works  designed  for  pupils  studying  the 
French  language,  and  among  them  '  Keetels'  New  Method  of  the  French.' 
The  last  work  I  consider  superior  to  anj'  other  which  I  have  examined, 
And  shall  use  it  in  my  classes  as  the  best  text-book  upon  the  subject."  — 
S.  A.  Farrand,  Trenton,  N.  J. 

"  I  take  great  pleasure  in  adding  my  testimony  to  the  value  of  '  Keetels' 
New  Jlethod  of  Learning  the  French  Language,'  as  a  school  book.  It  will 
make  its  way,  successfully,  among  the  multitude  of  similar  books,  as  well 
by  its  typographic  as  its  scholastic  merits.  I  shall  introduce  it  next  term 
into  my  school."  — Joseph  McKie,  Teacher  of  French,  Newark,  N.  J. 

"  I  have  examined  '  Keetels'  New  Method  of  Learning  the  French  Lan- 
guage,' and  take  pleasure  in  recommending  it  as  a  worlc  admirably 
adapted  for  the  purpose." — John  Early,  President  of  Georgetown  College. 


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LOOMIS'S    PHYSIOLOGY. 
Elemeuts  of  Aiiiitoiiiy,  Pliysioloiay,   and    Hygiene. 

By  Prof.  J.  R.  Looms,  President  of  Louisbiirgh  University, 
Penn.  Beautifully  illustrated  with  colored  plates,  and  original 
drawings.    Price  75  cents. 

"  I  have  examined  with  some  care  the  Physiology  of  President  Loomis. 
It  seems  to  me  clear,  concise,  well  arranged,  and  in  all  respects  admirably 
adapted  for  the  purposes  of  a  text-book  in  schools  and  colleges.  It  has 
been  used  by  the  classes  in  this  Universitv  with  entire  satisfaction." — Rev. 
M.  B.  Anderson,  D.  D.,  President  of  Rochester  University. 

"  We  have  used  Loomis's  Physiology  in  our  school,  and  cheerfully  rec- 
ommend it  as  a  work  of  real  merit.  Its  arrangement  is  superior,  and  the 
author  has  anticipated  the  wants  of  the  school-room.  He  has  done  much 
to  draw  the  attention  of  teachers  to  the  importance  of  the  study,  and  the 
general  adoption  of  his  treatise,  as  a  text-book  in  our  schools,  would  be  an 
advance  in  the  work  of  Education."  —  John  G.  McMynn,  Principal  of  Ra- 
cine Hiyh  School. 

"  I  have  carefully  examined  Loomis's  Physiologj',  and  consider  it  the 
best  work  which  has  yet  been  published  for  the  use  of  schools.  I  shall 
commend  it  at  the  next  meeting  of  the  teachers  of  our  district."  —  A.  J, 
Prosser,  Cambria  Co.,  Penn. 

Lambert's  Plates  of  Pictorial  Anatomy. 

These  large  illustrations  are  carefully  drawn  from  good  author- 
ities, and  printed  in  colors,  on  sheets  of  strong  paper  37  inches  long 
by  22  inches  wide.  They  form  an  important  part  of  the  necessary 
furniture  of  a  school,  and  are  of  great  advantage  in  connection  with 
any  text-book  on  physiology,  etc.  The  cheapness  of  them  places 
them  within  the  reach  of  any  school.     Price,  mounted,  $6.00. 

Plate  1.  Represents  the  skeleton  of  the  Human  Figure  33  inches 
high  ;  also  the  Hand,  the  Foot,  and  the  Vertebras,  on  a  larger  scale. 

Plate  2.  Human  Figure  83  inches  high,  developing  the  muscles, 
tendons,  etc. 

Plate  8.  Human  Figure  33  inches  high,  representing  the  ner- 
vous system,  also  its  combination  with  the  muscles. 

Plate  4.  Contains  16  charts  and  diagrams,  elucidating  the  pecul- 
iar properties  of  the  eye,  and  its  adaptation  to  light. 

Plate  5.  Human  Figure  33  inches  high  —  a  beautiful  presenta- 
tion of  the  arteries  and  veins  in  combination  with  the  muscles. 

Plate  6.  Llustrates  the  circulation  of  the  blood  through  the  in- 
ternal organs  of  the  body,  and  contains  also  fine  illustrations  of  the 
heart,  lungs,  stomach,  liver,  etc. 

These  plates  can  be  sent  by  mail  in  sheets,  postage  paid,  for  $5.00. 


14  SCHOOL  AND   COLLEGE   TEXT-BOOKS 


PEISSNER'S   GERMAN    GRAMMAR. 
A  Comparative  En«'lisli-Germaii  Grammar,  based  on 

the  affinity  of  the  two  languages.  By  Prof.  Eltas  Peissner,  late 
of  the  University  of  Munich,  now  of  Union  College,  Schenectady. 
New  edition,  revised.     316  pages.     Price  $1.00. 

The  author  of  this  popular  book  has,  during  a  long  experience  in 
teaching,  deduced  principles  on  which  are  prepared  this  Grammar 
of  the  German  language.  For  the  direct  attention  requisite  to  learn 
a  new  language,  one  point  at  a  time  is  clearly  presented  to,  and  im- 
pressed oiT,  the  mind  by  examples  and  exercises. 

As  the  student  will  naturally  express  ideas  in  the  German  lan- 
guage similar  to  the  manner  of  his  own,  the  study  of  the  German  is 
made  comparative,  and  guided,  when  possible,  by  rules  formed  on  its 
relation  to  the  English  Grammar.  Tlierefore,  in  order  to  preserve 
this  unity  of  attention  and  to  make  this  comparative  study  easy,  this 
Grammar  is  based  upon  the  affinity  of  English  and  German.  It  pre- 
sents to  the  student  his  own  word,  as  it  were,  and  shows  the  changes 
which  this  word  takes  by  inflection  and  position  in  the  German  lan- 
guage. 

The  general  desire  to  read,  in  the  language  being  studied,  is  pro- 
vided for  immediately  after  the  second  part  by  interesting  sentences, 
in  which  occur  only  principles  already  explained,  and  thus  the  atten- 
tion is  directed  to  etymology.  Each  division  of  this  reading-matter 
is  followed  by  a  conversation,  with  only  such  words  as  have  just  been 
given  in  order  to  fix  in  the  memory  words  which  are  most  frequently 
used. 

PENMANSHIP. 
JVelson's  Introduction  to  Penmanship.    Designed  for 

the  use  of  Schools.  In  Five  Books,  consisting  of  an  Elementary, 
and  No.  1,  for  Beginners  ;  No.  2,  for  Boys  ;  No.  3,  for  Girls  ;  and 
No.  4,  Coarse  Hand.    Each  12^  cents. 

The  Copies  are  all  Lithograpiied,  and  not  Stereotyped,  like  most 
other  Copy-books  in  use,  and  thus,  like  the  Daguerreotype  of  the 
face,  an  exact  copy  of  the  original  is  taken.  But,  in  Stereotyping, 
the  hair-stroke  cannot  be  copied. 


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HOOKER'S    PHYSIOLOGIES. 

Hooker's  First  Book  in  Physiology.    For  Public  Schools.     Price 

60  cents. 
Hooker's  Human  Physiology  and  Hygiene.    For  Academies  and 

general  reading.     By  Wokthington  Hooker,  M.  D.,  Yale  College. 

Price  $1.25. 

A  few  of  the  excellences  of  these  books,  of  which  teachers  and  oth- 
ers have  spoken,  are  :  1st.  Their  clearness,  both  in  statement  and 
description.  2d.  The  skill  with  which  the  interesting  points  of  the 
subject  are  brought  out.  3d.  The  exclusion  of  all  useless  matter, 
other  books  on  this  subject  baving  much  in  them  which  is  useful 
only  to  medical  students.  4th.  The  exclusion,  so  far  as  is  possible, 
of  strictly  technical  terms.  5th.  The  adaptation  of  each  book  to  its 
particular  purpose,  the  smaller  work  preparing  the  scholar  to  under- 
stand the  full  development  of  the  subject  in  the  larger  one.  6th.  In 
the  larger  work  the  science  of  Physiology  is  brought  out  as  it  now 
is,  with  its  recent  important  discoveries.  7th.  Some  exceedingly 
interesting  and  important  subjects  are  fully  treated,  which,  in  other 
books  of  a  similar  character,  are  either  barely  hinted  at  or  are  en- 
tirely omitted.  8th.  These  Avorks  are  not  mere  compilations,  but 
liave  the  stamp  of  originality,  differing  in  some  essential  points  from 
all  other  works  of  their  class.  9th.  In  beauty  and  clearness  of  style, 
which  are  qualities  of  no  small  importance  in  books  for  instruction, 
they  will  rank  as  models.  10th.  The  subject  is  so  presented  that  there 
is  nothing  to  offend  the  most  refined  taste  or  the  most  scrupulous 
delicacy. 

There  is  added  to  the  larger  book  a  full  chapter  on  Hygiene,  ques- 
tions for  the  use  of  teachers  who  desire  them,  and  also  a  complete 
Index.  The  incidental  remarks  on  Hygiene,  occurring  in  the  book, 
and  the  concluding  chapter  on  that  subject,  present  together  a  more 
thorough  view  of  it  than  is  given  in  any  other  School  Physiology. 

These  books  are  text-books  almost  wherever  they  are  known. 
The  "  First  Book  "  is  a  text-book  in  the  public  schools  of  Boston, 
New  York,  Buffalo,  and  San  Francisco. 

"  Professor  Hooker's  work  on  Physiology  has  been  in  use  for  the  last 
year  in  the  Normal  School  in  this  city,  and  it  gives  me  great  pleasure  to 
express  my  convictions  of  its  excellence  as  a  text-book.  In  the  course  of 
my  experience  as  a  teacher  I  have  used  the  books  of  various  authors  on 
the  subject  of  Physiology,  but  the  work  of  Professor  Hooker  satisfies  me 
much  more  fully  than  any  other  that  I  have  used.  It  has  the  double  ad- 
vantage of  being  accurately  scientific  in  its  matter  and  arrangement,  and 
of  being  expressed  in  correct  and  elegant  English,  a  combination  of  the 
highest  importance,  and  yet  seldom  attained  to  the  extent  exhibited  in  this 
book.  I  know  of  no  book  for  which  I  would  be  willing  to  exchange  it." — 
Richard  Edwards,  Esq.,  Principal  of  St.  Louis  Normal  School. 
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16  SCHOOL  AND  COLLEGE   TEXT-BOOKS 

WEBB'S    SERIES    OF    NORMAL    READERS. 

Normal  Primer.     By  J.  Eussell  Webb,  A.  M.     Beautifully  Illus- 
trated.    12mo.     24  pp.    Paper  covers,  5  cents;  stiff  covers,  6  cents. 

Webb's  Cards,  (three  in  number,  printed  on  both  sides.)    For  primaiy 

lessons  in  connection  with  1st  Reader.  Price  $1.00  per  set. 
The  Word  Method  Primer.  Price  15  cents. 
Normal  Reader,  No.  1.  12ino.  90  pp.  Price  13  cents. 
Normal  Reader,  No.  2.  12mo.  168  pp.  Price  25  cents. 
Normal  Reader,  No.  3.  12nio.  216  pp.  Price  38  cents. 
Normal  Reader,  No.  4.  12mo.  312  pp.  Price  50  cents. 
Normal  Reader,  No.  5.    12mo.    490  pp.    Price  75  cents. 

These  Readers  are  used  in  many  of  the  principal  cities  and  vil- 
lages througliout  the  United  States,  and  are  rapidly  coming  into  use 
in  tlie  smaller  towns  of  the  country.  Their  merits  have  been  fairly 
tested,  and  they  have  been  pronounced  superior  to  any  series  of 
Readers  extant,  not  only  for  the  improvement  in  the  system  of  teach- 
ing, which  is  the  word  method,  but  also  in  the  high  moral  tone  and 
inspiriting  character  of  the  pieces  selected. 

"  They  are  the  best  Practical  Readers  that  have  come  under  my  notice; 
they  are  all  and  everything  they  should  be." — Hon.  S.  S.  Randall, 
Deputy  State  Superintendent  of  N.  Y.  Common  Schools. 

"  Webb's  Readers  are  the  best  books  of  their  kind  for  our  schools."  — 
Hon.  D.  M.  Camp,  Ex-Governor  of  Vermont. 

"  Having  somewhat  carefully  examined  '  Webb's  Normal  Readers,'  I 
have  no  hesitation  in  saying  I  consider  them  to  rank  high  among  the  best 
Practical  Readers  that  have  come  under  my  notice.  We  have  lately  intro- 
duced two  numbers  into  some  of  our  public  schools  of  this  city,  which  have 
thus  far  given  good  satisfaction."  —  D.  S.  Heffron,  City  Superintendent 
of  Schools,  Utica  N.  Y. 

"  The  day  and  age  of  the  world  in  which  a  scholar  is  put  through  a  year 
of  alphabet  preparatory  to  reading,  is  entirely  past,  and  that  teacher  who 
is  so  utterly  regardless  of  the  time  of  his  pupil,  or  so  entirely  ignorant  of 
his  own  duties,  as  to  pursue  the  old  method  of  teaching  the  young  in  their 
first  efforts  to  read,  is  totally  unqualified  for  his  position.  You  may  think 
this  is  strong  language ;  but  having  seen  and  felt  some  of  the  evils  of  the  old 
system,  I  am  confident  it  is  no  stronger  than  is  deserved.  As  invaluable 
aids  in  the  Word  Method  of  teaching,  I  would  say  that  AVebb's  Normal 
Cards  and  Series  of  Readers  have  been  in  use  for  the  last  six  or  eight 
years,  and  I  have  thought  that  the  author  should  have  a  monument  nailed 
to  his  niemorj'  in  every  school-house  in  the  land,  and  benisons  breathed 
upon  his  head  from  every  fireside  in  the  land  —  so  much,  in  my  opinion, 
has  he  done  for  the  rising  generation.  We  use  the  Normal  Cards,  Primers, 
First  and  Second  Readers."  — E.  \V.  Chesebro,  Princijxd  of  Union  School, 
Grand  Eapids,  Mich. 


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COMSTOCK'S    SERIES. 

System  of  Natural  Philosophy,  re-written  and  enlarged,  including 

latest  discoveries,  fully  illustrated.     Price  Sl.OU. 
Elements  of  Chemistry.     Ee-written  18G1,  and  adapted  to  the  present 

state  of  the  Science.     Price  $1.00. 

Comstock's  Natural  Philosophy,  in  addition  to  its  widespread  pop- 
ularity in  America,  has  been  republislied  twice  in  Great  Britain,  the 
Edinburgh  edition  being  edited  by  Prof.  Lees  of  the  Naval  and  Mili- 
tary Academy  of  that  city,  and  the  London  edition  being  edited  by 
Prof.  Holbyn,  of  O.xford.  Besides  these  two  editions  of  the  entire 
work,  Dr.  Comstock's  Philosoph}'  has  been  published  in  parts,  in  the 
form  of  scientific  tracts,  at  a  shilling  each,  for  general  circulation  in 
England.  We  understand,  also,  that  the  work  has  been  translated 
into  German  for  the  use  of  the  public  schools  in  Prussia. 

Having  thus  undergone  the  critical  examination  of  two  professors 
of  high  attainments  abroad,  who  have  each  corrected  its  errors,  and 
added  to  its  pages,  and  of  whose  labors  we  have  no  doubt  the  author 
has  availed  himself,  we  now  offer  this  revised  edition  to  the  public 
with  renewed  confidence  in  its  correctness,  as  well  as  its  adaptation 
to  the  purpose  for  whicli  the  work  is  intended. 

In  order  to  justify  the  popularity  of  this  book,  nearly  1,000,000 
copies  of  which  have  been  sold,  there  has  been  incorporated  into  this 
edition,  which  is  re-written,  a  great  variety  of  subjects,  including  all 
the  most  important  discoveries  and  improvements  in  the  arts  which 
are  thouglit  desirable  for  the  acquisition  of  philosophical  knowledge. 

The  following  subjects  and  illustrations  are  added  in  the  revised 
edition  :  Dick's  Anti-Friction  Press  ;  The  First  Vacuum  ;  Centrifu- 
gal Pump  ;  Balloon  and  Parachute  ;  Pump  and  Fire-Engine  ;  Sphe- 
roidal Theory  of  Steam  Boiler  Explosions  ;  Distillations  ;  Twilight ; 
Compound  Microscope  ;  Hydro-Electricit}' ;  Gasometer  and  Meter ; 
Eotation  of  the  Earth.  The  following  subjects,  here  added,  are  illus- 
trated by  new  drawings  :  Attraction  of  Gravity  ;  Elasticity  ;  Action 
and  Reaction ;  Centre  of  Gravity  ;  Inclined  Plane ;  Hydrostatic 
Press  ;  Barker's  Mill ;  The  Condenser  ;  Barometer  ;  Fire-Engine  ; 
Expansion  and  Circulation  of  Heat ;  Thermometer  ;  Force  of  Steam ; 
Reflection  by  Mirrors  ;  Acoustics  ;  Counter-Currents  of  Air  ;  Vision  ; 
Astronomy  ;  Electricity  ;  Magnetism.  Dr.  Comstock's  Chemistry 
is  also  carefully  revised,  with  the  addition  of  Modern  Discoveries  in 
tills  science. 

"As  an  elementary  work,  requiring  for  its  perusal  no  mathematical  at- 
tainment, nor,  indeed,  any  previous  knowledge  of  Natural  Philosophy,  it  is 
at  once  simple,  intelligible,  and  in  most  parts  familiar."  — Prof,  llulbyn, 
of  Oxford,  England. 


18  SCHOOL  AND   COLLEGE   TEXT-BOOKS 

MELVILLE'S    SERIES. 

Melville's  Slate  Drawing'  Cards.  By  Fkancis  Mel- 
ville. Designed  for  Primary  Schools,  are  very  simple  and  easily 
copied,  at  the  same  time  teaching  the  elements  of  the  art.  The 
lines  are  white,  on  a  black  ground.     Price  25  cents. 

Melville's  Drawing*  Cards,  in  5  Numbers,  each  number 
containing  16  cards,  with  pamphlet  of  instruction,  in  a  neat  case. 
No.  1  contains  lessons  in  Elementary  Drawing,  consisting  of  out- 
lines of  various  forms  for  beginners.  No.  2  contains  lessons  in 
Landscape  Drawing,  both  in  outline  and  shading.  Several  of  the 
lessons  are  devoted  entirely  to  examples  in  shading.  No.  3  con- 
tains lessons  for  Drawing  Flowers  and  Ornaments,  comnieneing 
with  the  elements  of  the  art.  No.  4  contains  lessons  for  Drawing 
the  Human  Head.  Attention  is  given  to  the  outlines  of  the  fea- 
tures, the  drawing  of  which  is  fully  explained.  No.  5  contains 
rinished  Drawings  of  Landscapes,  Figures,  Animals,  Fruits,  etc. 
etc.    Price  50  cents  each. 

Melville's  Twelve  Studies.  Twelve  Finished  Drawings, 
printed  in  tints.  Royal  quarto  size,  in  a  neat  portfolio.  Price 
$2.00. 

The  series  comprises  heads  of  Washington  and  Franklin,  Land- 
scapes, Figures,  Flowers,  Fruits,  &c.  Some  of  the  studies  are  de- 
signed to  be  copied  with  two  crayons. 

Mr.  Melville's  long  connection  with  the  Public  Schools  as  Profes- 
sor of  Drawing,  is  a  guarantee  of  the  value  of  his  series.  A  few  of 
the  numerous  testimonials  received  from  teachers  are  given. 

"  Having  had  for  some  time  practical  experience  in  the  use  of  IMelville's 
Drawing  Cards  in  Grammar  School  No.  30,  I  take  much  pleasure  in  rec- 
ommending them  to  the  immediate  attention  of  teachers  desirous  of  intro- 
ducing a  system  of  drawing  superior  to  anything  of  the  kind  which  has 
already  come  under  my  observation."  —  E.  Mcllroy,  Princijxtl,  New  York. 

"  I  cheerfully  concur  in  the  foregoing  recommendation  of  Melville's 
Drawing  Cards."  —  M.  J.  O'Donnell,  Principal  of  Wai-d  School  No.  5. 

"  The  twelve  superior  lessons  of  drawing,  originated  by  Mr.  Melville,  we 
have  used  in  our  advanced  classes,  and  can  cheerfully  recommend  them  to 
the  pupils  of  our  Grammar  Schools  as  being  designed  both  for  pleasure  and 
improvement.  It  would  afford  us  pleasure  to  hear  of  their  general  intro- 
duction."—  G.  M.  Watson  and  S.  J.  BeGrove,  Female  Grammar  Depart- 
ment No.  1-3,  New  York. 

"Melville's  Drawing  and  Slate  Cards  have  been  in  use  in  Grammar 
School  No.  18  for  some  time,  and  I  am  much  pleased  with  both  series,  and 
prefer  them  to  any  yet  introduced  into  the  schools." — £uph.  Hirst,  Prin- 
ci])(d. 


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OLNEY'S    GEOGRAPHY. 

Oluey'S  GeogTiipliy  and  Atlas,  revised  and  improved, 
by  the  addition  on  the  Maps  of  the  latest  information  and  discov- 
eries. New  Plates  and  Woodcuts.  Atlas,  28  Maps,  quarto,  75 
cents.     Geography,  18nio.  SOi  pages,  50  cents. 

Olney's  School  Geography,  always  remarkable  for  the  simplicity 
and  clearness  of  its  definitions  ;  its  thorough  system  of  questions  on 
tlie  Maps,  as  well  as  its  brief  but  intelligent  descriptions  of  the  vari- 
ous countries  on  the  globe  ;  includes  Latitudes  and  Longitudes,  In- 
troduction to  Astronomy,  Climates,  Winds,  Tides,  Introduction  to 
the  use  of  the  Globes,  Problems,  Ancient  Geography,  Exercises  on 
the  Charts  of  the  World,  and  a  Chronological  Table  of  the  more  im- 
portant geographical  discoveries  of  modern  times. 

The  Atlas  contains  twenty-four  large,  well  engraved,  and  neatly 
colored  Modern  Maps  ;  Maps  for  those  who  study  the  Classics  and 
read  Ancient  History  ;  fine  Charts  for  the  study  of  Physical  Geog- 
raphy ;  also,  forty-eight  tables  of  statistical  and  other  important 
information. 

These  favorite  text-books,  of  which  more  than  a  million  of  coj^ies 
have  been  sold,  are  kept  up  to  the  times  by  the  publishers,  who  add 
the  latest  geographical  information  on  the  large  and  beautiful  Maps 
and  in  the  Text-Books,  so  as  to  make  them  worthy  of  the  claim 
that  they  are  the  best  works  for  the  study  of  Geography  now  pub- 
lished. 

SCHELL'S  ARITHMETIC. 
Scliell's  Introductory  Lessous  iu  Arithmetic.    l2mo. 

Price  20  cents. 

Designed  as  an  introduction  to  the  study  of  any  mental  or  written 
Arithmetic.  It  contains  a  large  amount  of  mental  questions,  to- 
gether with  a  large  number  of  questions  to  be  performed  on  the 
slate  ;  thus  combining  mental  and  written  exercises  for  young  be- 
ginners. This  is  a  very  attractive  little  book,  superior  to  any  of  its 
class.  It  leads  the  pupil  on  by  the  easiest  steps  possible,  and  yet 
insures  constant  progress  through  Numeration,  Addition,  Subtrac- 
tion, Multiplication,  Division,  the  tables  of  Currency,  Weights,  and 
Measures. 

"  It  is  unnecessary  to  do  more  than  to  ask  the  attention  of  teachers  to 
this  work;  they  cannot  examine  it  impartially  without  being  convinced 
of  its  superior  merits.  It  will,  no  doubt,  become  one  of  the  most  popular 
of  school-books."  —  Geo.  Payne  Quackenbos,  New  York. 


20  SCHOOL  AND   COLLEGE  TEXT-BOOKS 

GOLDSMITH'S    SERIES. 

Gold  smith's  Copy  Books,  with  Instructions,  complete  in 
five  numbers,  viz.,  No.  1,  containing  the  letters  of  the  Alphabet, 
witli  words  suitably  arranged  for  beginners.  No.  2,  Letters,  with 
words  alphabetically  arranged  ;  days  of  the  week,  months  of  tlie 
year,  and  States  of  the  Union,  etc.  No.  3,  sentences,  alpliabeti- 
cally  arranged  from  the  letter  A  to  Z.  No.  4,  Names  and  addresses 
of  well-known  city  firms.  No.  5,  Fine  hand  for  ladies.  Price  12 
cents  each. 

Golclsiiiitli's  Gems  of  Penmaiisliip ;  a  fine  exliibition 

of  the  author's  skill  and  genius.  One  quarto  volume.  Price  (re- 
duced) $2.00. 

Mr.  Oliver  B.  Goldsmith,  the  author  of  this  System  of  Penman- 
ship, stands  preeminently  at  the  head  of  his  profession.  For  twenty 
years  he  has  pursued  successfully  the  teaching  of  Penmanship  at  his 
Academy  on  Broadway,  New  York,  receiving  for  five  years  the 
award  of  the  American  Institute,  for  the  best  specimens  of  off-hand 
penmanship,  with  numerous  testimonials  of  his  skill  and  genius 
from  all  parts  of  the  country. 

His  System,  the  result  of  his  twenty  years  of  practical  attention  to 
the  Art  of  Penmanship,  is  now  first  offered  for  the  use  of  Public  and 
Private  Schools,  Academies,  and  Families,  and  the  Publishers  are 
confident  that  the  numerous  teachers  and  friends  of  education 
throughoiit  the  land  will  be  glad  to  receive  and  adopt  for  practice 
the  beautiful  and  practical  handwriting  of  so  accomplished  a  pen- 
man. 

The  Copies  are  exact  fac-similes  of  the  author's  own  hand-writing, 
engraved  in  the  best  manner  on  steel,  and  the  quality  of  the  paper, 
and  clearness  of  print,  are  intended  to  be  superior  to  that  of  any 
books  of  the  kind  in  use  either  in  America  or  Europe. 

The  Series  is  comprised  in  five  books,  a  number  fully  ample  for 
the  use  of  schools  for  either  sex.  It  is  proposed  at  some  future  time 
to  add  two  or  three  books  expressly  for  the  use  of  ladies  in  the  higher 
classes  of  our  schools  and  seminaries. 

Golilsmith's  System  of  Doiilde  Entry  Book-Keeping. 

By  Oliver  B.  Goldsmith  and  WillIs  J.  Renville.  A  full 
and  clear  exposition  of  the  principles  of  the  science,  with  practical 
examples  and  illustrations  of  the  rules  and  forms  required  in  keep- 
ing books  in  all  descriptions  of  business.  Compreliending  also  a 
complete  Key  to  Journalizing,  and  a  business  Lexicon,  containing 


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definirions  of  various  mercantile  terms  and  phrases.     One  octavo 
volume.     Price  75  cents. 

The  System  developed  in  this  volume  is  clear  enough  to  be  readily 
understood,  practical  enough  to  be  applied  with  perfect  facility  by  all 
persons,  and  sufficiently  compreliensive  to  cover  all  the  varieties  of 
business  and  all  tlie  transactions  involved  in  domestic  and  foreign 
commerce.  It  also  exhibits  all  the  best  forms  of  applying  them.  It 
embodies,  in  fact,  the  plan  which  is  pursued  in  the  Writing  and 
Book-keeping  Academy  of  Mr.  Goldsmith,  an  institution  which  has 
numbered  among  its  students  some  of  the  most  accomplished  ac- 
countants in  the  country. 

The  work  is  couched  in  plain  mercantile  language,  and  great  pains 
has  been  taken  to  show  the  shortest  and  sti-aightest  road  to  every 
desired  result. 

It  is  hoped  that  the  manner  in  which  this  volume  has  been  pre- 
pared, will  convince  all  who  examine  it  that  no  specialty  of  talent  is 
necessary  to  constitute  a  good  practical  book-keeper. 

PALMER'S    BOOK-KEEPING. 

Palmer's  Practical  Book-Keeping.    By  Joseph  H.  Palmer,  A.  M., 
Instructor  in  New  York  Free  Academy.    12mo.    pp.  167.    Price  67  cents. 

Blanks  to  do.  (4  numbers),  each  20  cents. 
Key  to  do.    Price  10  cents. 

In  this  Treatise  are  given,  by  a  series  of  articles,  the  elementary 
principles  of  Book-keeping,  accompanied  with  suitable  forms  and 
illustrations.  A  choice  selection  of  varied  and  extensive  transac- 
tions, progressively  arranged,  are  then  given  to  the  learner  as  exer- 
cises, which  he  is  required  to  perform  according  to  the  references 
which  accompany  them.  The  record  of  transactions  is  so  arranged 
as  to  enable  the  learner  to  close  and  re-open  his  books  several  times, 
thus  securing  a  thorough  acquaintance  and  practice  in  opening,  con- 
ducting, and  closing  accounts,  and  also  in  exhibiting  a  periodical 
statement  of  the  business. 

The  volume  closes  with  a  concise  Treatise  on  Business  Affairs, 
with  forms,  marginal  analysis,  commentary,  and  glossary.  The 
subjects  are  chiefly  Property,  Ileal  and  Personal ;  Conveyancing, 
Agreements,  Mortgages,  Assignments,  Wills,  Apprenticeship,  Part- 
nership, Citizenship,  Patents,  and  Copyrights. 

This  work  is  adopted  by  the  Boards  of  Education  of  the  cities  of 
New  York  and  Brooklyn,  where  it  is  generally  used  in  schools  and 
recommended  by  teachers.  It  is  also  recommended  by  accountants 
of  prominent  commercial  firms,  and  the  Press. 


22  SCHOOL  AND   COLLEGE    TEXT-BOOKS 


DODD'S    MATHEMATICAL    SERIES. 

Dodd's  Elementary  and  Practical  Arithmetic,  in  whioh  are  va- 
rious improvements  in  arrangement.     Price  50  cents. 

Dodd's  High  School  Arithmetic.    Price  Si  cents. 

Dodd's  Elements  of  Algebra.    Price  84  cents. 

Dodd's  High  School  Algebra.    Price  S1.50. 

Key  to  Arithmetics.    Price  38  cents. 

Key  to  Algebras.    Price  84  cents. 

Dodd's  Elements  of  Geometry  and  lleusuration.    Price  Sl.OO. 

Dodd's  Elements  of  Trigonometry,  Plane  and  Spherical,  with  aj)- 
plications  to  Heights  and  Distances,  the  Areas  of  Polygons,  SuitVEYiNG, 
Navigation,  and  the  Solution  of  Astronomical  Problems.  Full  Tables 
Price  SI. 25. 

The  Arithmetics  of  this  course  follow  the  middle  ground  between 
the  old  "rule  and  figure"  system  and  the  modern  "inductive" 
attempt  to  teach  every  pupil  to  7nake  Arithmetic.  The  definitions 
underlying  the  rule  are  first  stated,  illustrated,  and  questioned  upon  ; 
then  the  Rule,  with  an  example  under  it,  worked  out  and  fully  ex- 
plained ;  these  are  followed  by  a  complete  variety  of  practical  exer- 
cises. At  the  end  of  each  chapter  are  appended  Miscellaneous 
Exercises  of  a  more  complicated  nature,  which  embrace  all  the 
principles  and  processes  of  the  chapters  with  which  they  are  con- 
nected. In  connection  Avith  these  are  also  explained  the  most  useful 
Abbreviated  Methods  of  calculation. 

The  High  School  Arithmetic  is  made  by  adding  to  the  Elemen- 
tary such  subjects  as  are  deemed  necessary  for  a  more  complete 
mathematical  education.  Every  paragraph  is  numbered,  and  refer- 
ence to  previous  principles  is  kept  up  throughout.  In  the  conclud- 
ing chapter  the  Application  of  Mathematical  Probabilities  to  Life 
Annuities  and  Life  Insurance  has  been  treated  in  a  demonstrative 
manner. 

The  Algebras  aim  at  the  most  methodical  arrangement,  the  clearest 
expositions,  the  best  elementary  exercises,  and  the  most  varied  and 
useful  applications^'m  all  these  respects  presenting  some  new  features. 

The  Geometry  is  well  worthy  of  tlie  attention  of  teachers  on  ac- 
count of  its  simplicity,  exactness,  and  completeness. 

The  Trigonometry  gives  full  descriptions  of  matliematical  instru- 
ments for  school  use,  with  numerous  applicatory  problems,  and  full 
tables  of  logarithms,  etc.  &c. 


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BENEDICT'S   ALGEBRAS. 

Benedict's  First  Book  iu  Algebra.    Pp.  230.    Price  75  cents. 
Benedict's  Algebra.    12mo.    Pp.  304.    Price  $1.25. 
Benedict's  Key  to  Algebra.    Pp.  207.    Price  $1.00. 

By  J.  T.  Benedict,  Prof,  of  Civil  Engineenng,  N.  Y.  Free  Academy. 

This  work  (the  Algebra)  possesses  the  rare  merit  of  being  botli 
scientiiic  in  the  discussion  of  Algebraic  principles,  and  tiioroughly 
practical  in  their  application.  To  show  the  estimation  in  which  it  is 
held  by  those  who  have  examined  it,  it  is  only  necessary  to  say,  that 
within  six  weeks  from  the  time  of  its  first  publication,  a  second  edi- 
tion was  required  to  supply  the  demands  of  the  teachers  in  New  York 
city  alone. 

Benedict's  First  Book  consists  of  the  first  twelve  chapters  of 
"  Benedict's  Algebra,"  and  is  designed  for  the  second  and  third 
classes  in  New  York  Public  Schools. 

"  I  of  course  desire  to  have  in  my  school  the  best  text-book  upon  any 
subject  that  I  am  called  upon  to  teach.  During  many  years'  service  as 
teacher  in  the  Grammar  Schools  and  in  the  Normal  Schools  of  this  city,  I 
have  had  occasion  to  examine  carefully  the  various  class-books  in  Algebra 
in  use.  Many  of  these  have  excellent  points,  yet  all  are  more  or  less  de- 
ficient in  some  important  particulars. 

"I  am  greatly  pleased  with  Professor  Benedict's  new  work;  it  is  the  only 
one  to  which  I  can  give  my  entire  and  hearty  approbation.  I  have  sub- 
jected it,  both  in  the  Grammar  and  Normal  Schools,  to  the  best  of  all 
tests,  the  class-room,  and  I  am  pleased  to  be  able  to  say  that  it  has  there 
fully  sustained  the  very  favorable  impression  derived  from  perusing  it. 

"  It  abounds  in  examples,  and  these  are  so  arranged  as  to  enable  the 
teacher  to  select  at  a  glance  a  question  involving  any  particular  principle 
or  device  —  similar  examples  being  placed  together.  Each  of  these  groups 
has  its  questions  arranged  in  the  order  of  their  difficulty,  commencing  with 
the  simplest  forms,  and  is  preceded  by  an  example  wrought  out  and  con- 
cisely explained.  The  same  order  is  observed  throughout  iu  the  sections 
of  the  subject.  The  teacher  may  thus  give  either  a  very  full  course  of  Al- 
gebra elements,  or  one  as  Uniiled  as  may  be  thought  desirable. 

"  It  is  difficult  to  particularize,  among  its  many  good  points,  those  parts 
most  worthy  of  special  commendation.  To  the  teacher  of  Algebra,  it  is 
enough  to  sa}',  that  the  chapters  on  the  four  rules,  Factoring,  Radical,  and 
Quadratics,  will,  upon  examination,  be  at  once  declared  unrivalled." 
—  Thos.  F.  HaiTison,  Prin.   Grammar  School,  New  York. 

"  As  a  work  for  general  instruction,  Benedict's  Algebra  recommends  it- 
self as  the  best  extant.  Students  pursuing  an  exhaustive  study  of  Algebra 
will  probably  avail  themselves  of  the  methods  and  artifices  of  French  and 
German  IMathematicians ;  but  for  school  use,  and  where  but  one  book  is 
employed,  this  has  undoubtedly  no  superior.  Among  the  noticeable  fea- 
tures are  the  scientific  character  of  the  arrangement  —  the  evolution  of 


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principles  being  strictly  organic  and  logical  —  the  clearness  of  the  presen- 
tation, and  the  copiousness  of  illustration.  These  are  qualities  that  entitle 
it  to,  and,  we  doubt  not,  will  give  it  a  wide  popularity." — Geo.  W.  Clark, 
Esq.,  Principal  Sen.  Dep.  Ml.  Washin(/ton  Collegiate  Institute,  New  York. 


THOMSON'S    LAWS   OF   THOUGHT. 
An  Outline  of  the  IVecessary  Laws  of  Tliongiit:  A 

Treatise  on  Pure  and  Applied  Logic.  By  William  Thom- 
son, D.  D.,  Provost  of  the  Queen's  College,  Oxford.  1  vol.  12rno. 
Cloth.    Price  $1.00. 

This  book  has  been  adopted  as  a  regular  text-book  in  Harvard, 
Yale,  Rochester,  New  York  University,  etc. 

"  I  am  glad  to  see  an  American  edition  of  '  Thomson's  Outline  of  the 
Laws  of  Thought,'  and  one,  too,  which  equals,  even  in  outward  appear- 
ance, the  English  copy.  In  my  opinion,  it  is  the  most  useful  and  satisfac- 
tory of  the  many  treatises  on  logic  which  have  appeared  within  the  last 
few  years.  Though  not  expressly  designed  and  arranged  for  use  as  a  text- 
book, few  teachers  will  object  to  it  on  this  account;  many,  indeed,  will 
prefer  it,  as  it  has  less  of  the  character  of  a  book  made  to  order."  — James 
Walker,  Ex-President  of  Harvard  College. 

"  It  is  one  of  the  most  important  treatises  upon  logic  that  have  appeared 
in  England  during  the  present  century,  and  as  such  received  the  high 
commendation  of  so  severe  a  critic  as  the  late  Sir  William  Hamilton. 
Clear,  comprehensive,  and  accurate,  it  is  admirably  adapted  for  use  as  a 
manual  of  instruction,  while  it  contains  enough  of  the  fruits  of  successful 
research  and  original  speculation  to  give  its  author  rank  among  the  discov- 
erers in  science.  Four  editions  of  the  work  have  already  appeared  in 
England,  where  it  has  also  been  adopted  in  many  seminaries  as  a  text- 
book ;  and  it  needs  only  to  be  known  in  order  to  be  received  with  equal 
favor  in  the  United  States."  — Francis  Bowen,  Professor  of  Logic,  etc.,  in 
Harvard  College. 

Enos's  Intellectual  and  Practical  Arithmetic.    l2mo. 

Price  25  cents. 

The  natural  arrangement  of  the  text,  and  the  logical  mode  of 
solving  the  questions,  are  peculiar  and  important  features  belonging 
to  this  book  alone. 

"  I  have  carefully  examined  Enos's  Intellectual  and  Practical  Arithme- 
tic, and  am  so  well  satisfied  with  the  superiority  of  the  work  that  I  intend 
to  recommend  its  introduction  into  the  schools  of  Iowa."  —  Matuvin  L. 
Fisher,  Esq.,  Supt.  Public  Instruction,  Des  Moines,  Iowa. 


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The  School  autl  Family  Dictiouiiry  aud  Illustrative 

Definek.    By  T.  H.  Gallauoet  and  Horace  Hooker.     IGmo. 
221  pages.     Price  42  cents. 

Few  things  are  more  important  in  the  early  education  of  youtli, 
than  to  teach  them  accurately  the  meaning  of  words,  and  few  tilings 
are  more  difficult.  Many  words,  by  daily  use  in  the  tamily  and  in 
the  common  intercourse  of  life,  are  better  understood  by  every  intel- 
ligent child  of  eiglit  or  ten  years  of  age,  than  they  can  be  from  any 
mere  definition. 

In  addition  to  this,  many  of  the  most  difficult  words,  including  the 
technical  and  scientific,  had  better  be  reserved  till  the  mind  is  more 
developed  and  fitted  to  compretiend  them,  and  till  the  comparatively 
easy  words  needed  in  defining  them  are  well  understood. 

Between  these  two  great  classes  there  is  another,  to  which  the  atten- 
tion of  the  learner  in  studying  the  definitions  should  first  be  directed; 
and  when  he  is  well  acquainted  with  it,  the  attainment  of  the  higher 
class  will  not  be  found  difficult.  It  is  principally  words  of  this  mid- 
dle range  which  the  authors  have  introduced  into  this  book. 

Another  peculiarity  of  this  work  consists  in  its  dejinilions  and  illus- 
tralions.  In  the  definitions  the  authors  have  aimed  at  simplicity  and 
cleai-ness,  avoiding  what  they  conceive  to  be  a  great  defect  —  the 
defining  of  one  word  by  anothei",  often  still  more  difficult,  and  then 
the  defining  of  this  latter  one  by  the  very  word  which  it  had  been 
used  to  define.  For  example,  as  when  the  scholar  is  told  that  to 
abandon  means  to  forsake,  to  desert;  and  that  to  forsake  is  to  abandon,  to 
desert ;  and  that  to  desert  is  to  abandon,  to  forsake.  .  .  .  And  even 
when  the  definitions  have  been  made  as  simple  as  possible,  the  proper 
meaning  and  use  of  most  words  can  be  taught  effectually  only  by 
illustrative  examples.  This  is  the  very  way,  indeed,  in  which  chil- 
dren, in  the  common  intercourse  of  life,  learn  their  mother  tongue  ; 
and  it  seems  essential,  therefore,  that  this  should  be  one  of  the  strik- 
ing features  of  a  dictionary  for  schools  and  families.  In  this  respect, 
it  is  believed,  this  work  has  peculiar  claims  upon  the  attention  of 
teachers  and  parents.  Tlie  illustrations  have  been  prepared  with 
great  labor,  and  in  making  them  it  has  been  the  design  of  the  au- 
thors, while  showing  the  proper  meaning  and  use  of  words,  to  com- 
municate valuable  knowledge,  to  cultivate  a  correct  taste,  and  to 
impress  moral  truth.  Historical  facts  and  dates,  references  to  the 
Sacred  Scriptures,  with  prudential  maxims  and  precepts  adapted  to 
the  young,  pervade  the  whole. 


26  SCHOOL  AND   COLLEGE   TEXT-BOOKS 

Tlie  Elements  of  Intellectual  Pliilosopliy.  By  Fran- 
cis Watland,  D.  D.    1  vol.     12mo.    Price  $1.25. 

This  clearly  written  book,  from  tlie  pen  of  a  .scholar  of  eminent 
ability,  and  who  has  had  the  largest  experience  in  the  education  of 
the  human  mind,  is  unquestionably  at  the  head  of  text-books  in  In- 
tellectual Pliilosophy.  It  contains  the  substance  of  Lectures  during 
several  years,  delivered  to  the  classes  in  Intellectual  Philosophy  in 
Brown  University.  Being  intended  to  serve  the  purposes  of  a  text- 
book, the  important  truths  of  the  science  have  been  presented  and 
illustrated,  rather  than  the  inferences  which  may  be  drawn  from 
them,  or  the  doctrines  which  they  may  presuppose.  The  compass 
of  the  volume  is  adajited  to  the  time  usually  .allotted  to  the  study  of 
this  subject  in  the  colleges  and  higher  seminaries  of  our  country.  It 
is  divided  into  eight  chapters  on  the  following  subjects  :  —  The  Per- 
ceptive Faculties  —  Consciousness,  Attention,  and  Reflection  — 
Original  Suggestion,  or  tlie  Intuitions  of  the  Intellect  —  Abstrac- 
tion —  Memory,  Reasoning  —  Imagination  —  Taste  —  also  an  Ap- 
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the  cultivation  of  tlie  several  faculties  of  the  mind,  aiding  the  stu- 
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and  the  numerous  references  to  books  of  easy  access,  specifying  the 
places  where  tojiics  treated  of  are  more  fully  discussed,  make  this 
book  a  valuable  addition  to  the  readable  books  of  any  teacher  or  pro- 
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From  tlie  text  of  this  book  the  student  is  required  to  fill  up  the 
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28  SCHOOL  AND   COLLEGE   TEXT-BOOKS 

Hazeil'S  Speller  ami  Defiuer.    The  Speller  and  Definer, 

or  Class-Book  No.  2,  designed' to  answer  the  purposes  of  a  spelling- 
book,  and  to  supersede  the  necessity  of  the  use  of  a  dictionary  as  a 
class-book.     By  E.  Hazen,  A.  M.     Price  20  cents. 

D:;^  Over  500,000  volumes  of  this  book  have  been  sold. 

Tliis  Speller  and  Definer  vras  first  published  in  1829,  and  has  stood 
the  test  of  the  school-room  successfully  to  the  present  day.  It  was 
thoroughly  revised  by  the  author  in  1857,  and  is  now  called  superior 
to  any  other  book  of  the  kind  in  use.  At  the  time  it  was  first  pub- 
lished, it  was  the  practice  in  nearly  all  the  schools  to  try  to  commit 
to  memory  Walker's  School  Dictionary,  but  through  the  influence 
of  this  book  dictionaries  in  this  application  were  nearly  banished  in 
a  few  years. 

Hazen's   Symbolic  Spelling*  Book.     "With  553  Cuts. 

Price  20  cents. 
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12  cents. 

The  Symbolic  Speller  is  intended  to  precede  Hazen's  Speller  and 
Definer.  From  the  reading  lessons  of  this  spelling  book,  pupils  may 
learn  the  meaning  and  application  of  a  great  number  of  words  which 
will  serve  as  a  good  foundation  for  the  explanation  of  others. 

Miles's  United  States  Speller.    A  new  work,  containing 

upwards  of  fifteen  thousand  of  the  most  common  English  words. 
Price  13  cents. 

The  author  of  this  work  is  an  old  Practical  Teacher.  The  ar- 
rangements and  classification  are  original  and  strictly  progressive  ; 
and  in  Orthography  and  Pronunciation,  the  best  standard  authors, 
writers,  and  speakers,  have  been  consulted. 

These  Spelling-Books  are  designed  to  accompany  "Webb's  Series 
of  Normal  Eeaders. 

Kirkliam'S    Elocution.      12mo.      357    pages.     Price  75 

cents. 

This  is  one  of  the  best  Elocutions  ever  printed.  It  contains  a 
varied  and  interesting  selection  of  very  useful  matter,  carefully 
arranged.  It  is  a  standard  work,  and  now  used  in  some  of  the  best 
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